Clothes tray



H. v. MERRETT.

CLOTHES TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1921.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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Be it known that I, HAROLD Vioron MER- RETT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the town of MiltonWest, in the county of 'Halton, in the Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada,- have invented'certain new anduseful Improveis provided with means for detachably supin substantially U shape forming intermediate portlons 12 rotatably mounted in bear porting same from the wall of a boiler or other receptacle.

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Theobjects of the invention are to provide a convenient means for transporting wet articles from the boiler to the tubs or elsewhere, whereby the annoyance and discomfort of having to carry said articles, which are usually very hot, in the hands is elimi nated, to provide a means for catching the drip from said articles, and generally to provide a device of this nature which will be inexpensive to construct, eflicient in operation and durable.

In the drawings Figure 1 is .a perspective view of the device as it appears in its erected position, a portion of a boiler being shown erably converging slightly towards one another and terminating in an open end 3- adapted, when the-device is erected to pro ject over the'edge of the boiler or other receptacle 4:. I

The tray is preferably provided with a comparatively narrow strip 5 of material extending across the open end 3 and secured to the sides 2, said strip constituting a guard to prevent the articles from slipping from the tray and at the same time permitting of the draining of water from the tray. 6 are handles with which the tray is provided on each side thereof. 7

7 is a bracket comprising a metal. rod bent after. 'r

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' .in substantially: shape-andhaving its ends turned as at 8 and rotatably mounted in bearing members 9 on the under side of the tray, said bracket inzits folded position pro- 'jectihg pastfthe opentend 3 ofthe tray and being adapted in the erected position of the tray to engage-the wall ofthereceptacle on which the tray is supported. a

The armsof the brace orsupport 7 are preferably coiled backwardlyon themselves oppositely disposed lugs 10 oonstituting stops for a brace 11 i The brace stantially U shapeand having its ends turned ing members 13 fromthe tray bottom adjacent to theopen end 3, and finger portions 14 adapted in the erected position of the tray to project over the top edge of the supporting receptacle, as shown iniFigure 2 of the drawsaid bracket 7 and then placing the open end 3 ofthe tray over the wallof the receptacle wlth the fingers 14 extending around the edge of said wall and the end of the bracket 7 resting against the side wall of the receptacle. When "it is desired to transfer the articles from one receptacle to as will be described herein- 11 consists of a rod bent sub.-

intermediate of the length'thereof to form i another, said articles are simplyraised from g the water and placed on the tray and as the tray tilts slightly towards the receptacle the water from said articles will run back, into said receptacle, after which the tray is de tached from the receptacle bysimply raising the tray by the handles, 6 and tilting same forwardly slightly to. release the fingers 14, the wet articles may then be carried any desired distance without discomfort to the person engaged or without fear 1 ofthe water from the articles escaping from the tray so long as the device is carriedin a slightly rearwardly tilted position.

i If desirable a handle 15 or other member may be secured to the tray for the purpose of carrying or suspending same when empty.

tom having walls. extending outwardly from three sides thereof, a bracket in V'substantially U shape having its arms pivotally mounted on the underside of said bottom and adapted to engage a Wall of the supporting member, a bracket in substantially U shape pivoted adjacent to the forward end of said bottom and extending around the under side of the first mentioned bracket and carrying fingers adapted to extend over the edge of saidsupporting member, and handles.

2. A clothes tray'comprising a bottom having Walls extending outwardly from three sides thereof, abracket in substantially U shape pivotally mounted at its ends from said bottom adjacent to the rear end thereof and adapted to engage a wall of the supporting member, a bracket supporting thefirst mentioned bracket and pivotally supported adjacent to the ends thereof from said bottom adjacent to the forward end thereof, the ends of saidsecond mentioned bracket being turned backwardlyto form fingers adapted porting member. A

Signed at the city of Toronto, this 19th to extend over the Wall of said supporting member, and stops carried by .said first mentioned bracket. I

- 3., clothes tray comprising a bottom having enclosing Walls on three sides, a bracket in U shape pivotally supported at its ends from said bottom adjacent to the rear end thereof and loopedintermediate of the length thereof to form'outwardly projecting stops, a bracket having right angle portions pivotally supported from said bottom adjacent to the front end thereof and extending around the under side of the first mentioned bracket to the rear of said stops and having 7 ba'ckwardly turned ends forming fingers adapted to extend over the Wall of the supday of March, 1921.

1 HAROLD VICTOR MERRETT. Witnesses:

HAMMOND, G. MURPHY. 

